Yankee effort aids French troops on the Western Front
Allied forces report fresh advances in the Argonne with American tanks defending Apremont and Blanc Mont as part of a broader six battle push from Flanders to the Meuse. General Frishing notes gains in Champagne and a continued heavy German resistance.
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Washington
Janeco Mont
Champagne
Frshing
Thursay
Rench
Ndt
Blanco Mont
Roselle
Forest of
Argonne
Sevnty
Tghty
France
Flanders
Meuse
Debeney
St. Quentin
Geners Berthelot
Reims
Apremont
Verdun
Blancfont
Medeah Farm
Vilosnes
Dannevoux
Septsarges Wood
Chattancourt
Montreville Road
Sachet Wood
Esnes
Forges Wood
Jure Woods
Igonne Forest
Montfaucon
Falancourt
British blockade policy shifts as Worthington-Evans named minister
The appointment of Sir Laming Worthington-Evans to succeed Lord Cecil signals a radical change in blockade conduct. Haig reports six miles from Lille with Allied forces advancing despite strong German counterattacks. Enemy troops show revolt and plans to abandon the Belgian coast, with demoralization reported among German units near Sequehart and Fresnoy le Grand.
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Sir Laming Worthington-Evans
Lord Robert Cecil
Sir Laming
Foreign Trade Department
Foreign Office
Lille
London
Field Marshal Haig
St. Quentin
Belgian
Lindenburg
Sequehart
Fresnoy le Grand
Greek Troops Press Bulgars Across Macedonian Front
Greek forces advance into Macedonian territory as Bulgarians retreat from Seres and Demir Hissar pass. Gen Franchet d Esperey pledges to strike at Constantinople as Turkish interior minister resigns. German and Austrian actions shape a shifting war stance in the region.
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Paris
Greek Macedonia
Seres
Demir-Hissar
Saloniki
Constantinople
Asia
Franchet d’Esperey
Aris
Nish
Sofia
Nouvelle Presse Libre
Zurich
Bucharest
Mrs. Dunlap Receives Bronze Medal for War Service
Mrs. Dunlap, assistant home communication officer of the American Red Cross in London, was awarded the bronze medal of the French committee for blinded soldiers. She previously worked in Paris in 1917 in re-education programs for blinded soldiers and moved to England in June to continue Red Cross home communication work.
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Dunlap
American Red Cross
London
New German Peace Move Seen as Democratic Facade
Washington reports Kaiser supporters push for a democratic image as Prince Maximilian of Baden becomes imperial chancellor with Scheidemann and Groeber as secretaries of state without portfolios. The move is viewed as a possible setup for a new peace proposal.
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Washington
Kaiser
Germany
Maximilian
Scheidemann
Groeber
Amsterdam
Prince Maximilian of
Baden
Berlin
Scheidenson
Stein
Ile
Reichstag
Council of Ministers
Adolf Groeber
Count von Hertling
Explosion at Gilles Pie plant rocks Morgan New Jersey
New York reports an explosion at the Gilles Pie munition factory in Morgan New Jersey at 10 30 A M shattering the area. Authorities say eight people are dead and martial law is in effect for Morgan and nearby towns.
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New York
Gillespie
Morgan
New Jersey
Belgian Troops Advance Nine Miles on Flanders Front
Belgian forces pushing in Flanders have advanced nine miles along a 25 mile front near Peddasaean. They have captured about 10,000 prisoners. If held, the German hold on Ostend and Zeebrugge could fall and the Belgian coast may be evacuated.
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Ostend
Zeebrugge
Austro-Hungary sends out new peace feeler
Vienna reports Austria Hungary asks Holland to invite belligerents to peace talks. Premier Wekerle leads a Hungarian delegation to Vienna with Counts Tisza Andrassy and Apponyi. Germany press notes possible coalition reforms to federalize Austria Hungary. Paris dispatches say German minority socialist bears Alsace Lorraine plebiscite plan. Washington says no invitation from Austria Hungary has been received.
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Amsterdam
Austria-Hungary
Holland
Vienna
Berlin
Austria
Hungary
Weser Zeitung
Bremen
Baron von Hussarek
Germany
Paris
Washington
Lansing
US Flyers Bomb 14 Towns Near Verdun in 12 Days
American aviators carried out bombing attacks on Conflans Longuyon Audun Dommary Buxieres Vigneulles Chamble Etain Arnville Grandpre Abile ville Gorze Haydenville Mareq and others northwest of Verdun. In twelve days and 34 missions on this front the air force conducted repeated efforts against targets.
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Verdun
Conflans
Longuyon
Audun
Dommary
Buxieres
Vigneulles
Chamble
Etain
Arnville
Grandpre
Abileville
Gorze
Haydenville
Mareq
Doctor Spy Gets 25 Years for Plot Against Plant
In Trenton on October 5, Dr. Frederick M. Bischoff was sentenced in federal court to 25 years in the Maryland penitentiary for attempting to blow up the Gould and Eberhardt machinery plant and for war work at Irvington. Co-defendant William Hlen emyer received 15 years, Bischoff also drew a ten-year term for distributing hostile literature, and Otto truno Reichtel of Newark was sentenced to eight years.
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Trenton
N. J
Gould and Eberhardt
Irvington
Frederick M. Bischoff
Maryland
William Hlenemyer
Red Cross
Bischoff
Otto Truno Reichtel
Newark
Kochs and Barat Face Federal Charge Over 1500 Gallons Whisky
In Hammond Indiana on October 5 Joseph Kochs and Joseph Barat of South Bend were arraigned in federal court for operating a blind tiger with 1500 gallons of whisky. Chicago DOJ raiders found the site guarded by armed boat patrols and offered no resistance. Whisky valued at $25,000.
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Hammond
Ind
Joseph Kochs
Joseph Barat
South Bend
Department of Justice
Chicago
American cargo ship San Saha sunk by mine off Barnegat
Washington reports the American cargo steamer San Saha was sunk by a mine fifteen miles off Barnegat New Jersey. One other steamer rescued four survivors.
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Barnegat
New Jersey
Ferdinand abdicates throne in Bulgaria in favor of Boris
Copenhagen dispatch confirms that King Ferdinand of Bulgaria abdicated on October 5 in Vienna and designated his son Boris as successor. The formal announcement states Boris will assume the throne, ending Ferdinand's reign.
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Vienna
Ferdinand of Bul
Garia
Boris
American Forces Advance West of the Meuse
General Pershing reports American units have advanced five kilometers west of the Meuse capturing Genes, Fleville, Chesery, and Laforge. Illinois and Wisconsin troops have driven Germans to their Thriemhilde positions.
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Meuse
Genes
Fleville
Chesery
Laforge
Illinois
Wisconsin
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U. S
Varennes
Argonne Forest
Rgonne Forest
Sir. L. Worthington-Evans
Macedonia
Seres and
Demir- Hissar Pass
Constanting
D’espery
Turkey
Black Sea
Bosporus
Persia
Austria- Hungary
Roumania
Mrs. Dunlap
Madrid
Minister of Marine
Numer of
Harve
Pe Dassaean
Austro-Hungary
Berlin Tageblatt
Hague
Stanek
Socialist
Law
Coast Guards
Frederick Bischoff
South Bend Farm
Washington, D. C
KING
Ferdinand
Copenhagen
Vanced
Riemhilde
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